Partial list of area ice fishing derbies.
Saturday, Feb. 4
Skowhegan
Lake/pond: Lake George,
Sponsor: Lake George Regional Park
Weigh-In: East side boat launch
Contact: Derek Ellis, 213 E Ridge Road, Skowhegan; 538-7006
Oakland region
Lake/pond: Messalonskee Lake, Great Pond, Long Pond, East Pond, North Pond, McGrath Pond and Ellis Pond (Salmon Lake)
Sponsor: Friends of Messalonskee
Weigh-In: Snow Pond Center for the Arts
Contact: Rachel Whitney, 59 Morse Point Place, Oakland; 240-7440
Cash prize total: $1,200
Pleasant Ridge Plantation
Lake/pond: Wyman Lake
Sponsor: Pine Grove Program
Weigh-In: Pine Grove Lodge
Contact: Andrea Howe, 823 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge Plantation; 672-4011
Cash prize total: $900
Palermo
Lake/pond: All legal waters statewide
Sponsor: Sheepscot Lake Fish and Game
Weigh-In: 1579 Route 3, Palermo
Contact: Rodney Glidden, 1392 Route 3, Palermo; 993-2625
Cash prize total: $600
Feb. 4-11
Litchfield
Lake/pond: Sabattus Pond
Sponsor: Oak Hill Boosters
Weigh-In: 1551 Wales Road, Wales
Contact: Joseph Hinkley, 11 Dennis Hill Road, Litchfield; 740-5967
Cash prize total: $5,000
Sunday, Feb. 5
Oakland
Lake/pond: Messalonskee Lake, Salmon Pond, McGrath Pond, North Pond, Great Pond, East Pond and Long Pond located in the following towns: Belgrade, Oakland, Sidney
Makeup date: Feb. 12
Sponsor: Town of Oakland Recreation Department
Weigh-In: Atwood Elementary School, Heath Street, Oakland
Contact: Eric Seekins, P.O. Box 187, Oakland; 465-7357
Cash prize total: $100-$200
Feb. 11
Washington
Lake/pond: Washington Pond
Sponsor: Washington Hill & Gully Riders
Weigh-In: Boat landing
Contact: Rick Kopistike, P.O. Box 212, Washington; 542-6273
Cash prize total: $415
Jay
Lake/pond: Round Pond, Livermore Falls
Rain date: Feb. 25
Sponsor: 2nd Annual Hollandstrong Derby
Weigh-In: Yankura Ice Shack
Contact: Curtis Cloutier, 208 Tessier Road, Jay; 778-1212
Cash prize total: $1,200
Feb. 11 and 12
West Gardiner
Lake/pond: All legal waters statewide
Sponsor: West Gardiner Rod & Gun Club
Weigh-In: West Gardiner Rod & Gun Club
Contact: Nancy Weeks, 25 Rocky Point Drive, West Gardiner; 724-3302
Cash prize total: $1,000
Feb. 12
Vassalboro
Lake/pond: All legal waters statewide
Sponsor: Vassalboro Fire Department
Weigh-In: Vassalboro Fire Department, Route 32
Contact: Michael Vashon, 425 Oak Grove Road, Vassalboro; 872-2090
Cash prize total: $550
Feb. 18
Albion
Lake/pond: Lovejoy Pond
Sponsor: Albion Lions Club
Weigh-In: West shore of the lake near Marden Shore Road
Contact: Vite Vitale, P.O. Box 25, Albion; 437-2445
Cash prize total: $800
Wilton
Lake/pond: Wilson Pond
Sponsor: Wilton Fish & Game Association
Weigh-In: Boat Launch
Contact: Deborah Rowe, 14 Ranger St., Wilton; 779-7721
Cash prize total: $ 2,000
Feb. 18 & 19
Hartland
Lake/pond: Moose, Morrill and Big Indian ponds
Sponsor: Hartland Volunteer Fire Department
Weigh-In: Hartland Fire Station
Contact: Marsha Higgins, 177 School Road, Charleston; 659-3094
Cash prize total: $860
Feb. 19
Waterville
Lake/pond: All legal waters statewide
Sponsor: Spectrum Generations
Weigh-In: 38 Gold St., Waterville
Contact: Angela DeRosby, 38 Gold St., Waterville; 873-4745
Cash prize total: TBA
Feb. 25
Monmouth
Children 12 and younger only
Lake/pond: Cochnewagon Pond
Sponsor: Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby
Weigh-In: On the pond
Contact: Shawn Norton, 151 Ridge Road, Monmouth; 933-9499
Cash prize total: N/A
Anson
Lake/pond: All legal waters statewide
Sponsor: Anson Fireman’s Association
Weigh-In: Embden Community Center
Contact: Jeremy Manzer, P.O. Box 112, Anson
Cash prize total: $1,500
Feb. 25 and 26
Pittsfield
Lake/pond: Moose Pond (Great Moose Lake), Big and Little Indian Ponds, Morrill Pond
Sponsor: Great Moose Lake Association
Weigh-In: Hartland Fire Department
Contact: Randy Lary, 354 Beans Corner Road, Pittsfield; 487-7058
Cash prize total: $1,000
March 4
Unity
Lake/pond: Unity Pond
Sponsor: T-Pot Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
Weigh-In: Kanokolus Beach
Contact: Unity Fire Deptartment, Blaine Parsons, P.O. Box 150, Unity; 948-5762
Cash prize total: $3,000
Wilton
Lake/pond: Crowell Pond, New Sharon
Sponsor: Cape Cod Hill School
Weigh-In: On Crowell Pond
Contact: Darlene Paine, 130 Fenderson Hill North, Wilton; 645-4383
Cash prize total: $250
Compiled from contributed reports and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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